What is your nap area like?

[mom-in-alberta]

Playpens for the under 2 crowd. Over 2, a small airmattress on the floor or one of our beds, on top of the bedding, with their "own" blanket. I have not yet put more than one child in a room. I know it can be made to work, but I have often wondered how centres do it, with x-number of children in one room. How do the kids sleep? I guess they are coached/trained, just like any "non" nappers that we have?

[Cadillac]

I have two bedrooms in my apartment. I separate which kids sleep where by putting heavy sleepers with criers and all the lighter sleepers together. However, I also sometimes have to separate children who fool around at nap time instead of napping (ie my two year old and her two best friends)

I just set up play pens in both areas and then collapse them after everyone has awoken.

[Momof4]

My living room is my toyroom in the morning and my sleeproom in the afternoon. I have a toddler bed, a futon and cots and playpens so depending on the age group and size of the children they sleep in appropriate beds. We have to clean up all the toys after lunch and I set up all the beds then right after nap I have to take down all the beds so the children can play again after snacktime, so I have quite a job to do.

[WAHM]

I wish we had a nap room, but the children just sleep in their area/play room when it's quite time. The children range in age from 12 mths- 54 mths and we are trying to find some nap mats that are reasonably priced. The children who don't want to nap: color, play playdough or read quietly.

[Momof4]

54 months? You're making my brain hurt! Math, ouch! I've never heard anybody say that before. You are too funny! Ok, that's um 4 1/4, right?

[littlebugsdaycare]

I have a 1/2 and 1/2, the babies or anyone in a crib is in my sleep room and the beds are set up all the time, this room is attached to the toy room - the kids on cots are in the toy room. I have the cot room on video monitor so I can watch the kids to assure everyone is stay safe and put while I do the after lunch clean up.

[littlebugsdaycare]

Playpens for the under 2 crowd. Over 2, a small airmattress on the floor or one of our beds, on top of the bedding, with their "own" blanket. I have not yet put more than one child in a room. I know it can be made to work, but I have often wondered how centres do it, with x-number of children in one room. How do the kids sleep? I guess they are coached/trained, just like any "non" nappers that we have?

my kids from day one have always shared a room, at one point when I started out all 5 daycare kids slept in their own pack and plays in the same room. They sleep like a dream, I have a radio in there that has classical music on (loud) and this teaches them to sleep with noise and they adjust quickly. When they first start I have them separated until they have adjusted to the idea of sleeping at daycare - once they self sooth at daycare they are moved into the sleep room.

[apples and bananas]

I have 2 14 month olds and they sleep in play pens in 2 seperate family bedrooms. The other napper, my almost 2 year old is in the third bedroom in a pack n play. The family tried to transition him to a big boy bed at home, but he wouldn't stay put so back to the crib he went. So, I'm keeping him in his play pen for as long as I can! then I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I have my play room on the main floor, but it's right off my tv room and I like to watch tv during my quiet time. I don't feel good leaving him upstairs to nap on a cot as I'm afraid I'll be up there every 10 minutes wondering if he's gotten into my daughters play make up lol.

I've only had little ones that slept in play pens so I'm very nervous about using cots.